MERYN MADE

  • NATIONAL PARKS ROAD TRIP: UPDATE 1

    NATIONAL PARKS ROAD TRIP: UPDATE 1

    And in the blink of an eye, we’re already 5 days into our 3 month road trip. We, *cough* Kyle, has driven just over 900 miles through 6 states. Only one minor inconvenience so far requiring 2nd windshield replacement in 3 months. Lots of good food, great beer, and even better friends and family to Read more

  • BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP // VOLUME 2 ISSUE 11

    BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP // VOLUME 2 ISSUE 11

    A review and rating of the last 5 books I read and a look into my TBR list for books to come Survive the NightAuthor: Riley SagerPublication Date: June 2021Genre: thriller, mysteryMethod: hardback from BOTM subscription Survive the Night was my most anticipated book of the year, and I’m so disappointed. I have a lot Read more

  • WHY I’M QUITTING MY JOB TO TRAVEL FOR 3 MONTHS + HOW WE ARE MAKING IT WORK

    It’s no secret 2020 was an incredibly hard year, full of heart ache and heart break. I had 9 patients die in 11 days. For context, that was a quarter of the building. It sounds dramatic, but I don’t think I’ll ever recover emotionally. Then you add a management team that not only laughed at Read more

  • 5 WAYS BEING A SKILLED NURSING PT HAS MADE ME A BETTER PERSON

    I first drafted this blogpost on June 4, 2020. With this being the last week of work of my first full time PT job, it’s time to reflect 1 | PatientI definitely feel like I am more patient since working with predominantly the geriatric population. I used to get irritated very quickly trying to help Read more

  • REVIEW OF YEAR 27

    The people, places, and pleasant pastries that defined my year Year 27 highlights: 1 | 30 pounds weight loss 2 | exploring Detroit 3 | Traverse City for Kyle’s birthday 4 | solo half marathon 5 | COVID19 vaccination 6 | 7 years with Kyle 7 | BFF’s wedding in Presque Isle, Michigan 8 | Read more

  • BOOK REVIEW: SURVIVE THE NIGHT BY RILEY SAGER

    I have a lot to say, so much that I had to write an entire blogpost about this book WARNING: spoilers ahead Survive the Night was my most anticipated book of the year, and I’m so disappointed. I consider myself a bandwagon Riley Sager super fan. To this day, I credit Home Before Dark for Read more

Meryn is a thrifty physical therapist and book collector based in Ohio.